‘It is just too important’: Conservatives will vote for new NAFTA implementation despite vocal criticism of Liberals’ renegotiations, say trade analysts
Despite their bemoaning of the new North American trade pact, in the end Conservatives will support the deal because it’s too important, say international trade analysts. Before the renegotiated trade pact was amended, the Conservatives stated that they could have negotiated a better deal, but they would support it. But since the amended United States-Mexico-Canada […]
From representing a town of 5,000 to a riding the size of Poland: NDP MP Bachrach settles into job
NDP MP Taylor Bachrach, who represents a riding roughly the size of Poland, expects to rack up a lot of mileage. The job of representing Skeena-Bulkley Valley, a far-flung northern B.C. riding, involves hitting the road regularly to connect with as many of its more than 89,000 residents, including the Haida First Nation. It’s one […]
After relentless pressure, Scheer says he’ll resign as Conservative party leader amid private school controversy, caucus supports him as interim leader
After facing relentless calls to step down since the party failed to win the election, Conservative Party Leader Andrew Scheer on Thursday announced he is resigning. Mr. Scheer (Regina-Qu’Appelle, Sask.) delivered a statement about his resignation on the House floor, surrounded by his caucus members. He intends to stay on as leader until the party […]
Parties agree to NDP’s push for representation on steering committees
The Liberals and opposition parties have agreed to give the NDP representation on all steering committees, an ask that the Conservatives’ whip says had delayed the process of setting up committees. The House on Wednesday voted by “unanimous consent” to strike the Procedure and House Affairs Committee, also known as PROC, the body responsible for […]
Veterans’ benefits lead in supplementary spending ask of nearly $5-billion
The federal government’s budgetary spending is up 7.3 per cent so far this fiscal year over last, as laid out in the recently released first supplementary estimates of 2019-20. The supplementary estimates (A) for this fiscal year were tabled by new Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos (Quebec, Que.) on Dec. 5. These estimates, the first […]
Feds risk coveting support of autocratic nations in UN Security Council bid, says Conservative MP
As the Canadian government pushes for a coveted spot on the United Nations Security Council, Conservatives are questioning if principles will be pushed to the side in order to snag the vote of countries with questionable human rights records. At question is Canada’s support for a November UN General Assembly resolution that called disputed areas […]
Premiers’ nuclear announcement a potential boon, but issues remain: experts
Canadian nuclear energy experts say the recent announcement by three provincial premiers of plans to develop small and modular nuclear reactor technology, which could provide large amounts of greenhouse gas-free electricity, but one environmental expert says serious issues with the technology remain. On Dec. 1, Ontario Premier Doug Ford, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, and New […]
Feds’ silence on funding, transition plan for child welfare law causing ‘intense nervousness and frustration’
With an imminent law change looming that fundamentally changes how governments approach Indigenous child welfare, advocates say they are left filling a gap Ottawa has created by failing to offer an implementation plan, or funding, less than a month out from the law’s launch. Bill C-92, an Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, […]
‘The tail doesn’t wag the dog’: PSAC wants a deal of its own amid ongoing negotiations
In its ongoing push for new collective agreements, the Public Service Alliance of Canada remains committed to reaching an agreement with the government that doesn’t simply “replicate what other federal public administration bargaining agents have negotiated,” according to their submission to the Public Interest Commission. Most of the collective agreements for affected Public Service Alliance […]
Should he stay or should he go? Defeated Tory candidates divided on Scheer’s future
Defeated Conservative candidates say they’re disappointed with how Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer handled the campaign, but are divided on whether he should remain to fight for his spot at the upcoming convention or resign immediately. The Hill Times reached out to more than 100 unsuccessful Conservative candidates in nine provinces for their thoughts on Mr. […]
